Bookshop chain Borders has started selling Polish titles at its flagship stores in London's Oxford Street, Southampton and Birmingham. The stock of more than 100 titles is expected to be introduced nationwide later this year.

But what is on offer to Britain's growing audience of Polish-speaking readers? The selection includes translations of worldwide bestsellers such as Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code and Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist. The World According to Clarkson is also available. Apart from titles aimed at Poles not able to read literature in English, the range includes popular, contemporary books for all age groups by homeland writers.

Katarzyna Grochola, known for her chick-flick books, a rare genre in Poland, is represented by the latest instalment in her Bridget Jones-style trilogy, A Nie Mowilam (I Told You So). One of the best-selling novels of recent years, Samotnosc w Sieci (Loneliness on the Internet) by Janusz L Wisniewski, which has been turned into a film, is likely to become a hit among Poles living in Britain. One of the most welcome choices will be the classic comic book Tytus, Romek i Atomek, about the adventures of a chimpanzee and two boys, which is worshipped by generations of Poles.

Readers now have a chance to buy Andrzej Stasiuk's Fado, a collection of essays about the leading author's travels to the undiscovered Europe. Stasiuk's writing, sometimes compared to Jack Kerouac's because of his stream-of-consciousness style, is one of the few challenging entries offered by Borders. Others include Olga Tokarczuk's Anna In w Grobowcach Swiata (Anna In In the Tombs of the World) and Paw Krolowej (The Queen's Peacock) by Dorota Maslowska. The latter is considered one of the most talented and promising young writers, whose innovative, slangy style has revived Polish literature.

Among the most interesting choices are Lux Perpetua and Bozy Bojownicy (Warriors of God) by Andrzej Sapkowski, a highly acclaimed fantasy writer best known for his tales about a monster-slaying mutant called The Witcher. These titles are the second and third parts of a trilogy. Sadly for anyone who has yet to discover this series, the first instalment, Narrenturm, is not available.